Monday, September 15, 2014

[NEWS PART TRANS] JYJ #김재중 "Expresses his feelings on their performance at Asian Game Opening Ceremony and appearing on TV"http://m.media.daum.net/m/entertain/newsview/20140922080110891Kim Jaejoong expressed his feeling on their performance at IAG Opening Ceremony during the official press conference of 2014 JYJ Asia Tour Concert in Shanghai, THE RETURN OF THE KING held at 6:50 PM on the 20th. He said, "It felt really special."

He continued, "I believe it has been 4 years since we as JYJ appeared on land-based airwaves; we came our for 2 seconds during President Park's inauguration ceremony. We appeared on TV 2 times as JYJ."

"We did have some worries because our performance was not our own concert but the opening ceremony of IAG. What if we only come out for just 2 seconds again?"

Kim Jaejoong added, "Fortunately, the cameramen captured us for a long time. I feel like we came out for TV for real in a very long time. I was so excited and had so much fun. A lot of people contacted me and congratulated me after the performance."

[FULL TRANS] JYJ #김재중 "I used to worry about my limitations during my former group days... It is different now

Idol group JYJ's member Kim Jaejoong revealed his impressions as he continues with group activity

Kim Jaejoong pondered for a minute when he got a question, "How do you feel about your 5-year long group activity as JYJ?" at the pre-concert press conference for JYJ Asia Tour Concert the Return of the King held at Mercedes Benz Arena in Shanghai, China on the 20th. He answered, "I used to worry about my limitations during my former group days(TVXQ). It is different now. "I thought about 'what should I show them next?' and 'What more should I do?' All the time. Now I know that those were useless worries. There is no limit even if I sing the same song at concerts over and over."
He means that he can show totally different sides of him even if he sings the same song repeatedly during the tour. He added, "I blamed myself for the past attitude at times. I feel more grateful toward the members as we continue the group activities, and care for them more. I'm grateful for everything."

JYJ continue their concert the Return of the King on the 25th at the Challenge Hall in Bangkok, Thailand.

As anticipation of many, global K-pop stars
such as JYJ (above), Psy (below left) and EXO (below right) provided
the entertainment that got everyone moving and dancing as they stood
from their seats. K-pop stars were shining bright throughout their
exciting performances where they connected with the audience through the
power of musi. ***

[@1215thexiahtic-TRANS]
Perhaps, before I know, I've become more familiar as an musical actor than a singer to many people except my fans..
I felt new because I could show them something as a singer~ I was happy^^
Ah! And one more, Korean athletes Fighting!!Trans by the youngestmin*** Hoping HaeMoo will get an Oscar nomination!

KOFIC submitted ‘Haemoo’/’Sea Fog’ as an entry into the 87th Academy Awards for ‘Best Foreign Language Film’ category
KOFIC panel gave high points for Haemoo on its positive reception at the Gala Presentation at TIFF 2014 and the fact that it’s based on true story (via @inheaven_wJYJ)

JYJ3’s Note: The 87th Academy Awards
nominees list will probably be released on January 2015, Hopefully “Sea
Fog/ Haemoo” get in the top 5. Which means we might have Yoochun in the
red carpet of the Oscars 2015 ^^

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The result of the selection from South Korean film entries for the Foreign Film category of the 87th Academy Awards

We offer
our gratitude at each film production that was supported in the
evaluation of the selection from South Korean film entries for the
Foreign Film category of the 87th Academy Awards, and are announcing the
result of the selection as follows.

Commentary on the selection from South Korean film entries for the 2014 Academy Awards

The pieces of works –entered for the
selection of the nominated film for the Foreign Film category of Academy
Awards– were colorful movies, respectively. It was not easy to choose a
work that was a choice among the 10 choices entered as the movie –by
representative investment distribution companies domestically– that will
represent South Korea.

Among them, the interests of the
examiners collected approximately 4~5 choices that were hit movies.
<Sea Fog>, <A Hard Day>, <A Girl at My Door>, and
<Han Gong-ju> were the movies recommended as well-made piece of
works by the examiners to potentially be awarded. [...]

However, the piece of work finally
selected by the examiners was <Sea Fog>. It was well-received by
local audiences who were invited to the Gala Presentation in the Toronto
International Film Festival that is also known as the election for the
Academy Awards; and in addition, the produced movie –that was inspired
by a true story– got big marks in points that may play as major factors
in grabbing Academy members’ attentions.

South Korean films so far have not made
it even in the reserved nominees for 9 choices, far from a nominee for
the 5 choices for an Oscar in the Foreign Film category. Although
sweeping leading European film festivals, like the Cannes, Venice, and
Berlin [Film Festivals]; how come we never had only an Oscar, for some
reason. Considering such a question, we tried to choose a movie that can
appeal to the Academy members, as the nominated film; rather than pick
according to each personal preference and expertise of domestic
examiners.

Lastly, we hope for policy consideration
and further active support toward the nomination, as well as a potential
winner, for an Oscar in the Foreign Film category.

All of the examiners to the South Korean film entries for the Foreign Film category of the 2015 Academy awards ceremony

Do you have any idea what was the event of yesterday at Gangnam tourist information center? It was an interview with K-Pop star JYJ !!! We took group pictures and had pleasant conversation with JYJ~~~~ and they had a cup of dutch coffee at café Gre said that it was very sweet! It was wonderful day!https://t.co/4qtObsq8DK***JJs sis shared some pics...

[TRANS] @kkjj4
Baby girl of our family(1son 8 daughters) is becoming a mom in 2
months. Baby's prenatal name is Jikim-ee(the Keeper) and there are 3
rivals: Jaejoong, Hyunah and Seohyun. Jaejoong particularly excited,
because the baby is a boy. Jaejoong favors Jikim-ee already. He always
favored the youngest nuna...

[TRANS] Second eldest
sister is not in the picture coz she is busy. Every member of the
family is present in this event, (I) will take many pictures so I can
make them my #1 treasure. (I) need to take care of my health first. Let's go!

You can watch ‘Sea Fog’ on various
platforms like Digital Cable Home Choice, mobile service Google Plus
(Google+), Samsung HUB, TStore, major portal sites as well as Webhard;
and IPTV like KT olleh tv, SK Btv, LG U+tv, etc.

Netizens on ‘Sea Fog’ IPTV service
opening showed reactions like: “I missed seeing ‘Sea Fog’ in the
theaters”, “How was the box-office results for ‘Sea Fog’?”, “I want to
see ‘Sea Fog’ and Park Yoochun’s acting”, and so on.

Hello, Finally the opening ceremony to 2014 Incheon Asian Game is close at hand.
In the opening ceremony, JYJ will become known as symbolic Hallyu star
through making performance of 'Only One' which is the theme song of The
Asian Game. Also, for the first stage JYJ will perform English song
'Empty' after the lighting of the Asian Game Flame. We expect you fans
to show your expectations and interest. Thank you!

[OTHER NEWS] 140917 ‘Sea Fog’ selected as opening film at 2014 Korean Film Festival in Paris

Movies ‘Roaring Currents’, ‘Sea Fog’, and ‘The Divine Move’ are to be screened at the 9th Korean Film Festival in Paris.

The 9th Korean Film Festival in Paris has
revealed three major films for the time being. ‘Sea Fog’ will be the
opening film, ‘The Divine Move’ will be the closing film, and ‘Roaring
Currents’ will be for the special screening; shown next month at
Publicis Cinemas located in Champs-Élysées for 8 days, from October 28th
to November 4th.

Contending with ‘Roaring Currents’ this
summer, another sea-based masterpiece ‘Sea Fog’ was selected as the
opening film. As the thriller that is produced by Director Bong Joon-ho
and directed by Director Shim Sung-bo, who wrote the script to ‘Memories
of Murder’(2003) –which they worked together on 10 years ago–, for the
first time; ‘Sea Fog’ is about six crew members of ‘Jeonjinho’ who
become the focus on the ship; and the story that unfolds while they help
Korean-Chinese stowaways in order to protect the vessel with their
lives. It attracted attention as JYJ member Park Yoochun’s first debut
film, and with Moon Sung-geun, Kim Yoon-seok and other actors’ solid
acting abilities.

JYJ to take part in local fest

K-pop
trio JYJ will hold a concert as part of a local festival next month in
Seoul, the band’s agency, C-JeS Entertainment, said yesterday.

The concert will take place on Oct. 5 at Yeongdong-daero, the 14-lane boulevard next to Coex mall in southeastern Seoul.

JYJ will perform for two hours at the Gangnam Hanryu Festival.

The
group released their newest album in July, titled “Just Us,” which sold
close to 17,000 copies during its first week. Critics were surprised to
find that the album, launched in Korea, attracted popularity in Japan,
when it ranked No. 1 on Tower Records’ music chart there and No. 2 on
Oricon.

JYJ is currently on their Asia tour, “The Return of the King,” in countries such as China, Vietnam and Taiwan.

By Lee Sung-eun

JYJ to Hold Exclusive Street Concert for Gangnam Hallyu Festival

Heading to the streets of Yeongdeungdaero, JYJ will be showcasing an exclusive concert.

On September 15, C-JeS Entertainment stated, "Currently gaining
popularity in Asia, Europe, South America, and more, JYJ will be holding
an exclusive concert at Seoul′s Yeongdeungdaero on October 5. At this Gangnam Hallyu Festival, JYJ is planning on spending 2 meaningful hours with fans who love hallyu.

The Gangnam Festival,
which will hold its fourth event in 2014, is the largest festival in
the Gangnam district that takes place on the first week of October every
year. During this time, the event holds the ′Fashion Festival,′ the
′International Peace Marathon,′ the ′Hallyu Festival,′ and the ′Gangnam
Grand Sale, bringing hallyu, fashion, and culture together and raising
the brand value of Gangnam.

Through the exclusive concert at the Gangnam Hallyu Festival on Yeongdeungdaro, JYJ will provide a time where fans as well as Seoul citizens and tourists can enjoy hallyu together.

The event staff stated, "We decided to plan out this event to create a
place where fans from in and outside of Korea can enjoy hallyu through
this exclusive concert and JYJ, who is continuously and actively
spreading hallyu."

Meanwhile, JYJ is currently on its 2014 JYJ Asia Tour ′The Return of the King′, meeting with fans all over Asia.

Photo Credit: C-JeS Entertainment

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7 JYJ Songs To Impress Your Non-K-pop Friends

JYJ has broken through the standard ‘idol’ mould and has set itself apart as a trio of artists, with members Jaejoong, Yoochun and Junsu
often composing their own songs and penning down their own lyrics. If
you, like me, love to introduce your non-K-pop loving friends to K-pop,
the following JYJ songs might be a good place to start.

1. Creation

2. In Heaven

3. Be My Girl

4. Dad, You There?

5. Nine

6. Pierrot

And last but certainly not least:

7. Back Seat

HelloKPop

Note: Creation, In Heaven, Nine, Pierrot are written by JaejoongDad, You There? is written by Yuchun

JYJ
Members do not contact each other in private, leaving group chat one by one.

Korean group JYJ was caught in an
embarrassing situation with the Taiwanese media a few days earlier
[2014.09.11], when the arrangement for media photo shoots evoked
dispute. However, when they were on MTV’s show ‘I Love Idols’, they
showed their amicability by answering every question. When discussing
about clothing and how they dress themselves, Kim Junsu and Kim JaeJoong
revealed that they used to get clothes to go with the styles they had
in their albums but now they go for comfort. Park Yuchun, on the other
hand, has a thing for sandals. He said, ‘I’m fine as long as I have
sandals on. I don’t like to stand in front of the shoe cabinet for a
long time. I’m fine as long as I have something on that I can go out at
once. So even in winter, when I wear scarves and coats, I still wear
sandals out.’

Members have individual activities in
different fields. Will they contact each other in private? Unexpectedly,
Park Yuchun and Kim JaeJoong stood with each other on this issue. They
both disclosed that Kim Junsu has been too busy to pay attention to
them. Park Yuchun said, ‘I really want to stay in contact with Junsu. I
really think highly of him.’ Kim JaeJoong also said, ‘I also really want
Junsu to contact me.’ Kim Junsu strike back by saying, ‘You can always
contact me.’ Kim JaeJoong once invited the members to create a group
chat on instant messaging app and Park Yuchun revealed that Kim Junsu
was the first to leave the group chat, ‘JaeJoong then left too, leaving
me there.’

As to who is the most fun among them
three? Kim Junsu pointed towards Kim JaeJoong, ‘He’s the funniest among
our members.’ Kim JaeJoong replied, ‘I’m the kind of person who tried
hard to make fun but Yuchun is effortlessly funny.’

Fans Open Up Another JYJ Park Yoo Chun Library

In celebration of the fourth year of Park Yoo Chun′s fan community,
′Blessing Yu Chun,′ fans gathered together to participate in this good
deed.

Established in September of 2010, ′Blessing Yu Chun,′ a fan community
consisting of fans in their 30s, has been continuously volunteering and
doing good works to support its star.

Four years ago, the fan community began by donating 10,000,000 won to
Park Hyun Bin, a burned victim, for surgery, before continuing with
helping children suffering from cancer, low income families by providing
food and heating bills, child community centers with free lunch fees,
the elderly by donating brisquette coals and more.

In 2013, the members of ′Blessing Yu Chun′ donated 5,000,000 won to
children of multicultural families in Sinan, as well as created the ′1st
Park Yoo Chun Library′ with 8,800 books.

Without fail, in time for its fourth anniversary, the members donated
10,000 won and 6,600 books in Heuksando of the Sinan area to create the
′2nd Park Yoo Chul Library." The library will be used diversely in
Heuksando.

The library will be used as a place to read books, study, and even a
home theater with a beam projector for the children, who are growing up
without movie theaters.

For the past four years, ′Blessing Yu Chun′ members have donated about
150 million won to help the needy. Using their love for a star to do
good, the members have become the model example of fan culture. More
than anything, the group has constantly interest and relationships with
the people they′ve once worked with, continuing good deeds throughout.

Meanwhile, Park Yoo Chun is currently on the 2014 JYJ Asia Tour ′The
Return of the King and will hold the seventh concert on the tour on
September 20 in Shanghai.

JYJ to hold free concert on Seoul street

K-pop boy band JYJ will hold a free concert on a major street in downtown Seoul on Oct. 5, the group’s agency said Monday.

The
concert is part of the upcoming “2014 Gangnam Festival,” designed to
promote hallyu, the overseas Korean pop culture boom, Gangnam-gu Office
said.

It will take place on Yeongdong Road in front of the Korea
Electric Power Corp. headquarters in Samseong-dong. Over 33,000 fans
are expected to turn up, turning the area into a giant outdoor concert
venue.

The idol group is currently on a concert tour of Asia, following the release of its second studio album, “Just Us,” on July 29.

This
year’s “Gangnam Festival,” which involves various cultural events
ranging from hallyu-themed concerts and an international marathon to a
food fair, runs from Oct. 2-5, the office said. K-pop stars such as
Rain, Girls’ Generation, Super Junior and TVXQ have appeared in previous
festivals.

A fishing
boat crew on its last legs are forced to take up a human smuggling job.
Absolutely fantastic, my favorite film of TIFF. The intensity throughout
the entire film is incredibly well-done as is the portrayal of the
descents of all the characters. I was iffy on a romantic subplot that is
introduced at the beginning of the film but it becomes part of the
foundation that holds the entire film up. Once the second act of the
film starts up, it never really slows down. This film is packed with
incredibly uncomfortable but powerful scenes and there were noticeable
gasps in my audience throughout most of the final two acts of the film.
The camera is shaky, the score is great, the scenes look beautiful. I
loved, loved, loved, loved this movie. My only complaint is the ending
which I thought could’ve been cut out entirely but it didn’t really hurt
the film much.

Haemoo

TIFF 2014 Review

Haemoo is an effective moral thriller that immediately mirrors the best work of its co-writer and producer Bong Joon-ho.
What starts as slow and straight-forward goes south quickly, raising
the stakes drastically as difficult decisions are made — first for
profit, and secondly for survival. Opening with a near-fatal, yet
tone-setting accident on a fishing boat, Kang (Kim Yoon-seok)
is a captain in a very difficult position. After a series of bad luck
and poor financial decisions he finds himself over extended, unable to
secure a bank loan to sail the ship as a legitimate cargo operation.
Turning to the mob, Kang quickly finds himself in a moral dilemma:
rather than leave his crew high and dry he reluctantly agrees to smuggle
a group of Koreans leaving China with the promise of asylum in South
Korea.

Treating his new occupants like cargo leads to inherent conflicts,
including the most disturbing strand of the story when a freon leak
provides disastrous consequences. At the heart of the moral delema is
our hero Dong-sik (Park Yu-chun), a young sailor learning the ropes. He’s fallen for a pretty young immigrant Hong-mae (Han Ye-ri)
and has already landed on the boss’ radar. At port he’s told to go get a
room because doing their business on the boat is considered bad luck.
Foreshadowing, check.

Mirroring Bong Joon-ho’s latest feature Snowpiercer, Haemoo manages
to be an effective thriller as well as a socially conscious heritage
film. Set in 1998 amongst an IMF crisis fueling the need for cheap
labor, it is ripe for additional commentary. Directed by first-time
filmmaker (and Bong collaborator, having co-written Memories of Murder) Shim Sung-bo,
the thriller elements simply deliver. What starts as an atmospheric
maritime drama commenting on social class amongst the seaman (and their
cargo) grows ugly. When their cargo expires, the crew is commanded to
embark on the ugly business of disposing bodies and possessions. Along
the way there are tense moments, disagreements and discussions, while
all the while we genuinely care about Dong-sik and Hong-mae as innocent
bystanders.

Both atmospheric (its title in English is translated to Sea Fog) and claustrophobic, the thriller is expertly lensed by cinematographer Hong Kyung-pyo (Mother, Snowpiercer) and tensely paced by editors Kim Sang-bum and Kim Jae-bum.
The influence of Bong is apparent throughout the film, yet Shim’s
direction is top notch and a text book example of misdirection. While
the film’s first act never quite lets on just how horrific things will
get as the captain (and crew) go down with the ship, Shim’s direction
grows more confident as he expertly delivers genre thrills and moral
dilemmas. While it flounders a bit early on, Haemoo evolves
into an exceptional thriller while Park and Han create memorable
characters going above and beyond their role: they think, feel and fight
back.

Haemoo screened at TIFF. See our complete coverage below and the trailer here.